First Law of Thermodynamics
First Law of Thermodynamics
State Variables
Equation of State
Reversible and Irreversible Processes
Heat Capacity
Reading Questions
I spent ____ reading the text for class today.
1. Zero hours
2. ½ hour
3. 1 hour
4. 1 ½ hours
Reading Questions
I told a “white lie” on the last question.
1. Yes
2. No
Reading Questions
I worked _____ on the homework due today
1. Zero
2. ½ hour
3. 1 hour
4. 1 ½ hours
5. 2 or more hours
Reading Questions
What quantities appear in the first law of thermodynamics?
1. force , mass, acceleartion
2. inertia, torque, angular momentum
3. work, heat, thermal energy
4. work, heat, entropy
5. enthalpy, entropy, heat
Reading Questions
What quantities appear in the first law of thermodynamics?
1. force , mass, acceleartion
2. inertia, torque, angular momentum
3. work, heat, thermal energy
4. work, heat, entropy
5. enthalpy, entropy, heat
Reading Questions
Heat is
1. the amount of thermal energy in an object.
2. the energy that moves from a hotter object to a
colder object.
3. a fluid-like substance that flows from a hotter
object to a colder object.
4. Both 1 and 2.
5. Both 2 and 3.
Reading Questions
Heat is
1. the amount of thermal energy in an object.
2. the energy that moves from a hotter object to a
colder object.
3. a fluid-like substance that flows from a hotter
object to a colder object.
4. Both 1 and 2.
5. Both 2 and 3.
First Law of Thermodynamics
First Law of Thermodynamics
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First Law of Thermodynamics
Energy
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First Law of Thermodynamics
First Law of Thermodynamics
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First Law of Thermodynamics
First Law of Thermodynamics
The change in the thermal (internal) energy of a system
depends only on the net heat transfer to the system and the
net work done on the system, and is independent of the
particular processes involved.
Heat
Eint, th or U Q W
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Work done on the system is positive
Work
First Law of Thermodynamics
First Law of Thermodynamics
Eint, th or U Q W
Heat
Work
First Law of Thermodynamics
Thermodynamic Process
Ideal gas
Equation of state PV = NkT
State variables U, P, T, V, N
not Q, W
Reversible and Irreversible Processes
First Law of Thermodynamics
Thermodynamic Work
r2
W F dr
r1
s2
W Fs ds W area under pV curve
s1
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Fext Fgas pA
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First Law of Thermodynamics
Isochoric Process (Constant Volume)
V2
W pdV
V1
V2
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V1 V
Isobaric Process (Constant Pressure)
V2 V2
W p pdV p dV
V1 p V1 p
p(V2 V1 ) pV
First Law of Thermodynamics
Isothermal Process for an Ideal Gas
pV constant
V2 NkT
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V1 T V
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dV NkT
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First Law of Thermodynamics
Work Depends on the Path
First Law of Thermodynamics
Heat
Student Workbook
Student Workbook
Student Workbook
Student Workbook
Student Workbook
Student Workbook
Class Questions
A gas cylinder and piston are covered with heavy insulation.
The piston is pushed into the cylinder, compressing the gas. In
this process, the gas temperature
1. doesn’t change.
2. decreases.
3. increases.
4. there’s not sufficient
information to tell.
Class Questions
A gas cylinder and piston are covered with heavy insulation.
The piston is pushed into the cylinder, compressing the gas. In
this process, the gas temperature
1. doesn’t change.
2. decreases.
3. increases.
4. there’s not sufficient
information to tell.
Class Questions
Two process are shown that take an ideal gas from state 1 to
state 3. Compare the work done by process A to the work
done by process B.
1. WA = WB = 0
2. WA > WB
3. WA = WB but neither is zero
4. WA < WB
Class Questions
Two process are shown that take an ideal gas from state 1 to
state 3. Compare the work done by process A to the work
done by process B.
1. WA = WB = 0
2. WA > WB
3. WA = WB but neither is zero
4. WA < WB
Class Questions
Which of the following processes involve heat?
1. The brakes in your car get hot when you stop.
2. A steel block is placed under a candle.
3. You push a rigid cylinder of gas across a frictionless
surface.
4. You push a piston into a cylinder of gas, increasing
the temperature of the gas.
5. You place a cylinder of gas in hot water. The gas
expands, causing a piston to rise and lift a weight.
The temperature of the gas does not change.
Class Questions
Which of the following processes involve heat?
1. The brakes in your car get hot when you stop.
2. A steel block is placed under a candle.
3. You push a rigid cylinder of gas across a frictionless
surface.
4. You push a piston into a cylinder of gas, increasing
the temperature of the gas.
5. You place a cylinder of gas in hot water. The gas
expands, causing a piston to rise and lift a weight.
The temperature of the gas does not change.